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Erythrolamprus Cobella
''Erythrolamprus cobella'', commonly known as the mangrove snake, is a species of small semi-aquatic snake, which is endemic to South America. Classification ''Erythrolamprus cobella'' belongs to the genus ''Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America (Venezuela) can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis: Description Adults may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long. Boulenger, G.A. 1894. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ.'' Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (''Rhadinæa cobella'', pp. 166-167.) Dorsally, it is black or dark brown with white cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was the son of a curate and was born in Råshult, in the countryside of Småland, southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Typhlus
''Erythrolamprus typhlus'', the blind ground snake or velvet ground snake, is a species of South American snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Classification ''Erythrolamprus typhlus'' belongs to the genus ''Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. Recent phylogenetic analysis of Morphology (biology), morphological and molecular DNA evidence has shown that ''Erythrolamprus typhlus'' is now likely paraphyletic. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3242056 Erythrolamprus Reptiles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Juliae
Julia's ground snake (''Erythrolamprus juliae'') is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is found in the Caribbean, on the Lesser Antilles islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe. There are three subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''juliae'', is in honor of Julia Cope Collins (1866–1959), who was the only child of American herpetologist Edward Drinker Cope, the describer of this species. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liophis juliae'', p. 137). Classification ''Erythrolamprus juliae'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Almadensis
''Erythrolamprus almadensis'', the Almaden ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru. Classification ''Erythrolamprus almadensis'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram A cladogram (from Greek language, Greek ''clados'' "branch" and ''gramma'' "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms. A cladogram is not, however, an Phylogenetic tree, evolutionary tree because it does not s ... below, based on molecular DNA analysis: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3242025 Erythrolamprus Reptiles of Argentina Reptiles of Bolivia Snakes of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles of Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Jaegeri
''Erythrolamprus jaegeri'', commonly known as Jaeger's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America. There are two recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''jaegeri'', is in honor of German paleontologist Georg Friedrich Jäger. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liophis jaegeri'', p. 132). Geographic range ''E. jaegeri'' is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Habitat ''E. jaegeri'' is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from near sea level to . Classification ''Erythrolamprus jaegeri'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Atraventer
Dixon's ground snake (''Erythrolamprus atraventer'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeastern Brazil. Classification ''Erythrolamprus atraventer'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis: Geographic range ''E. atraventer'' is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Habitat ''E. atraventer'' occurs in the upland areas of the Atlantic Forest, forest edges, in wet areas, and in both forested and open areas. It is terrestrial and diurnal. Description The holotype, a male, measures in total length, which includes tail. Female topotypes had relatively shorter tails. The belly is black, as indicated by it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Melanotus
Shaw's dark ground snake (''Erythrolamprus melanotus''), also known commonly as Shaw's black-backed snake, and in Spanish as ''candelilla'', ''guarda caminos'', and ''reinita cazadora'', is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northern South America. Etymology The English common names for ''E. melanotus'' refer to English biologist George Kearsley Shaw, who described and named this snake as a species new to science in 1802. Classification ''Erythrolamprus melanotus'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America (Venezuela) can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis: Description ''Erythrolamprus melanotus'' grows up to a total length (including tail) of . Dorsally, it has a light yell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Pseudoreginae
''Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae'', the Tobago stream snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in the northeastern forests of the island of Tobago. Etymology The species name ''pseudoreginae'' was chosen because it was previously considered to be a member of the separate species ''Erythrolamprus reginae''. Classification ''Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America (Venezuela) can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis: Description ''Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae'' is dark moss green to olive brown colored, with a lighter yellow to red colored belly, and a faint lateral stripe. Specimens measured in length from to . It is diurnal, and likely preys upon s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly . An estimated people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Presidential system, presidential republic. It has a long-standing and stable Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Epinephalus
''Erythrolamprus epinephalus'', the Fire-bellied snake, is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. The snake, which was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1862, is notable for its apparent immunity to the toxic skin of the golden poison dart frog, which it preys upon. Classification ''Erythrolamprus epinephalus'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. Recent phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular DNA evidence has shown that ''Erythrolamprus epinephalus'' is now likely paraphyletic, with respect to ''Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae'' of Tobago, named in 2019. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram A cladogram (from Greek language, Greek ''clados'' "branch" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Breviceps
''Erythrolamprus breviceps'', the short ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, French Guiana, and Guyana. Classification ''Erythrolamprus breviceps'' belongs to the genus '' Erythrolamprus'', which contains over 50 species. The genus ''Erythrolamprus'' belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of ''Erythrolamprus'' species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram A cladogram (from Greek language, Greek ''clados'' "branch" and ''gramma'' "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms. A cladogram is not, however, an Phylogenetic tree, evolutionary tree because it does not s ... below, based on molecular DNA analysis: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3242027 Erythrolamprus Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 1860 Taxa named by Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
